| Method | Copper engraved |
| Artist | Chatelain, Henri Abraham |
| Published | Avec privilege de Nosseigneurs les Etats de Hollande et de Westfrise [Amsterdam, c.1719] |
| Dimensions | 335 x 435 mm |
| Notes |
A detailed French city map of ancient Rome, with vignettes of the principal buildings of antiquity, from Chatelain's Atlas Historique. The map is shown with west to top, and covers the area enclosed by the Aurelian walls. Public structures, buildings associated with famous personages, aqueducts, and monuments are shown pictorially and named, and a large alphanumeric key in the bottom right of the plate lists 196 points of interest. Above the key, a miniature map of the walls shows the topography of the city and its famous seven hills. An inscription along the top border of the plate in French reads: 'Plan des Antiquititez de Rome Representes et Distingues Suivant la Situation de Chacun de Ses Anciens Monuments.' Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) was a Dutch cartographer of Parisian origins, who lived and worked in St. Martins, London (c. 1710), The Hague (c. 1721), and Amsterdam (c. 1728). He is best known for the seminal seven volume Atlas Historique (published in Amsterdam, 1705 - 20) which combined maps and topography with scholarly studies of geography, history, ethnology, heraldry, and cosmography. The Atlas was a family undertaking, managed by Henri and his father, Zacharie, and going through a number of editions. The majority of the maps for the work were engraved by Henri after charts by De L'Isle. Condition: Central vertical fold as issued. Repaired tear to bottom of central fold. Minor time toning, creasing, and small tears to margins, not affecting plate. Blank on verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £350.00 |
| Stock ID | 50874 |